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I Miss Sliding Keyboard Phones More Than I Ever Expected
Summary Physical keyboards on phones reduced typos with tactile feedback & accurate key spacing. Sliding keyboard phones allowed for more screen real estate without intrusive on-screen keyboards. Attempts to revive sliding keyboards failed due to high prices, performance issues, & design faults. Back in the day, sliding open a keyboard was practical, satisfying, and just plain cool. Nowadays, physical keyboards…
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Android phones are getting lock screen widgets this year
Google has announced that lock screen widgets are coming to Android 16 phones later this year. Widgets have been available on the lock screen of the Pixel Tablet since last year, but Google is now bringing them to phones and more tablets. All widgets will support the lock screen by default, though app developers will have the option to disable…
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MWC 2025: Realme’s Interchangeable Lens Vision Brings Mirrorless Cameras to Phones
Smartphone cameras have gotten pretty good over the years, but they still lack the clarity and detailed, rich close-up photos that DSLR cameras can produce. But at MWC 2025, Chinese smartphone maker Realme, has come out with a revolutionary device, that bridge the gap between these categories, with their new smartphone with interchangeable lens. Interchangeable Lens for a True “Ultra”…
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MWC 2025: TCL 60 Series Brings E-Ink Experience to Budget Phones
TCL, a company popular for its affordable smart TVs, budget phones, and other home appliances, is taking it to MWC 2025 to introduce their new TCL 60 series of smartphones. These are the successor to their previous 50-series, and feature a 108MP camera along with a bigger battery life. They have revealed six phones in total, so go over them…
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Samsung Brings Affordable Galaxy A56, A36, and A26 Phones to US
Summary Samsung has shown off three new Galaxy A series models, including the A56 5G, A36 5G, and A26 5G, with impressive specs and features. All models have large FHD+ Super AMOLED displays, powerful 50MP main cameras, 128GB base storage, and 5,000 mAh batteries. While Samsung’s flagship phones are always the company’s most impressive, most people look at the mid-range…
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MWC 2025: all the phones, gadgets, and commentary from Barcelona
The Verge is heading to Barcelona, Spain, for Mobile World Congress 2025. We’re fresh off CES, where we saw plenty of new gadgets, from TVs to gaming handhelds and smart glasses. But, as it says right in the name, MWC 2025 is more focused on… mobile stuff. And it’s for a global audience, which means not everything will make its…
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Serbian police used Cellebrite zero-day hack to unlock Android phones
Serbian authorities have reportedly used an Android zero-day exploit chain developed by Cellebrite to unlock the device of a student activist in the country and attempt to install spyware. Cellebrite is an Israeli digital forensics company that develops tools used by law enforcement, intelligence agencies, and private companies to extract data from smartphones and other digital devices. Companies like Cellebrite commonly…
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Android phones to drive mobile sales in 2025 – Computerworld
Global sales of smartphones will increase by 2.3% in 2025 compared to last year, according to a new report from IDC. Android-based phones are expected to account for most of the increase, including in China, where sales are expected to rise by 5.6% year over year. Apple’s smartphone sales are expected to dip in China, but rise elsewhere. “While iOS…
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Pixel Phones Are Getting a New Scam Detection Tool
Pixel users will soon get an extra layer of protection against malicious calls and texts, as Google’s AI-powered, real-time scam detection is rolling out widely next month. The Gemini Nano feature, which is coming to both Google Messages and Phone by Google, runs in the background and will alert you mid-call if it identifies “conversation patterns commonly associated with scammers.”…
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Apple TV+ Has Finally Landed on Android Phones
Apple TV+ has been around for years, but Apple has been extremely reluctant to launch an Android version of the app. It’s available on Google TV/Android TV, but not on regular Android phones—the convenience of watching the service on the go has so far remained iPhone-only. Now, at long last, we have an Android version. Apple has just begun rolling…
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